Our present government is one of the most wasteful in recent history, and look where it has gotten us today. Many, many people in the USA without enough food, medical care, education for their children - and that was *before* Katrina hit. Or maybe it's not just waste that does it. Perhaps the aphorism is "greed creates need" - some very greedy people take what is meant for others, leaving them without enough. When will we learn?